sapphic_library 's review for:

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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alison cochrun is an auto-buy author for me, so needless to say, i was VERY excited when i saw "here we go again" on my netgalley shelf. i went into the book knowing that it was a sapphic summer road trip book, not realizing the context of said road trip. but since i trust alison cochrun with my life, i started the book and proceeded to devour it in less than a day. without giving too much away, "death road trip" is an apt way of describing this book and why it absolutely destroyed me emotionally. logan and rosemary were both such compelling main characters and i saw so much of myself in both of them—logan's adhd, rosemary's anxiety, logan's pop culture references, rosemary's organization skills. i loved following along their journey of ex-friends to quasi rivals to road trip companions to friends to lovers. not to mention the fact that the rest of the characters in this book were also fantastic, particularly joe, and i loved reading about his life. the dynamic that logan, rosemary and joe have had me in stitches one moment and crying the next. i mean, is it not the universal queer kid experience to be emotionally attached to at least one english teacher throughout your life? if you couldn't already tell, i absolutely loved this book and will be forcing everyone i know to read it as soon as it comes out. thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book. "here we go again" is out on april 2nd from atria books!